Freedoms of Navigation in the Asia-Pacific Region

Name: Freedoms of Navigation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Freedoms of Navigation in the Asia-Pacific RegionStrategic, Political and Legal Factors\nAuthor(s): Sam Bateman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032240404, 978-1032240404\nSynopsis\nThe need for freedoms of navigation in regional waters is frequently mentioned in statements from regional forums, but a common understanding of what constitutes a particular freedom of navigation or the relevant law is lacking. \n\nThis book discusses how law, politics and strategy intersect to provide different perspectives of freedoms on navigation in the Asia-Pacific region. These freedoms are very important in this distinctively maritime region, but problems arise over interpreting the navigational regimes under the law of the sea, especially with regard to the rights of foreign warships to transit another countrys territorial sea without prior notification or authorisation of the coastal state, and with determining the availabi.